Editor's Pick: The war has to end

“Enough is enough,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), hearing a resolution to condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine as he called for an immediate cessation of violence and withdrawal of Russia’s military from Ukrainian territory. “We are facing a tragedy for Ukraine, but also a major regional crisis with potentially disastrous implications for us all,” Mr. Guterres said. In a reference to President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place Russia nuclear weapons on a more elevated alert, and Belarus President Lukashenko’s decision to reverse his country’s non-nuclear status, Mr. Guterres said the “mere idea of a nuclear conflict is simply inconceivable,” adding that, “Nothing can justify the use of nuclear weapons.” Shortly after Mr. Guterres spoke, the representatives of Ukraine and Russia sparred at the session, presided over by President of the General Assembly and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya called Russia’s actions and nuclear announcement “madness,” and warned that “if Ukraine does not survive, the UN will not survive.” The resolution on Ukraine, which is being heard at the Eleventh Emergency Special session of the UNGA, was mandated by the UN Security Council (UNSC), after a U.S.-led effort to criticise Russia at the UNSC in resolution 8979 was vetoed by the Russian representative. India, along with China and the United Arab Emirates, had abstained from that vote. India is widely expected to also abstain from the resolution at the UNGA, which is a considerably tougher and lengthier version of UNSC 8979, although officials said they would take a final call based on the text. The UNGA resolution is expected to be voted sometime on Tuesday, after over 100 listed speakers, including India, make their statements. The cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the decision by the U.S., the U.K., and European allies, including France and Germany, to impose a raft of severe economic sanctions, is being felt worldwide. In a globally interconnected world, the spectre of rising gas prices gets real with each passing day. The news is the lead in the newspaper coming as it does in the backdrop of a COVID pandemic from which world economies have barely recovered. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor‘s Pick and more. Click here The Hindu’s Editorials Counting the costs: On ceasefire talks and sanctions on Russia On top at home: India’s emerging cricket players The Hindu’s Daily Quiz Name the tennis player who won his 91st career and fourth Acapulco ATP title after beating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4? Novak Djokovic Juan Martin del Potro Rafael Nadal Roger Federer To find out the answer and play the full quiz, click here [logo] Editor's Pick 01 MARCH 2022 [The Hindu logo] In the Editor's Pick newsletter, The Hindu explains why a story was important enough to be carried on the front page of today's edition of our newspaper. [Arrow]( [Open in browser]( [Mail icon]( [More newsletters]( The war has to end [“Enough is enough,” said UN Secretary General]( Antonio Guterres, addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), hearing a resolution to condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine as he called for an immediate cessation of violence and withdrawal of Russia’s military from Ukrainian territory. “We are facing a tragedy for Ukraine, but also a major regional crisis with potentially disastrous implications for us all,” Mr. Guterres said. In a reference to President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place [Russia nuclear weapons on a more elevated alert]( and Belarus President Lukashenko’s decision to reverse his country’s non-nuclear status, Mr. Guterres said the “mere idea of a nuclear conflict is simply inconceivable,” adding that, “Nothing can justify the use of nuclear weapons.” Shortly after Mr. Guterres spoke, the representatives of Ukraine and Russia sparred at the session, presided over by President of the General Assembly and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya called Russia’s actions and nuclear announcement “madness,” and warned that “if Ukraine does not survive, the UN will not survive.” The [resolution on Ukraine]( which is being heard at the Eleventh Emergency Special session of the UNGA, was mandated by the UN Security Council (UNSC), after a U.S.-led effort to criticise Russia at the UNSC in resolution 8979 was vetoed by the Russian representative. India, along with China and the United Arab Emirates, had [abstained from that vote](. India is widely expected to also abstain from the resolution at the UNGA, which is a considerably tougher and lengthier version of UNSC 8979, although officials said they would take a final call based on the text. The UNGA resolution is expected to be voted sometime on Tuesday, after over 100 listed speakers, including India, make their statements. The cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the decision by the U.S., the U.K., and European allies, including France and Germany, to impose a raft of [severe economic sanctions]( is being felt worldwide. In a globally interconnected world, the spectre of rising gas prices gets real with each passing day. The news is the lead in the newspaper coming as it does in the backdrop of a COVID pandemic from which world economies have barely recovered. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? 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